How can I install xfce4 without a local X server?
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I'm looking to get the xfce desktop environment running on a (remote) server - specifically, inside a Debian LXC container. The server itself is headless, and the environment will only ever be displayed on an X server running on my local machine, via ssh X forwarding. Ideally, I should be able to ssh into the container, run startx or another simple command, and have the desktop appear.
Is this possible? I shouldn't need an X server in the container to run X applications displaying elsewhere, right?
If so, how?
xfce lxc x
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I'm looking to get the xfce desktop environment running on a (remote) server - specifically, inside a Debian LXC container. The server itself is headless, and the environment will only ever be displayed on an X server running on my local machine, via ssh X forwarding. Ideally, I should be able to ssh into the container, run startx or another simple command, and have the desktop appear.
Is this possible? I shouldn't need an X server in the container to run X applications displaying elsewhere, right?
If so, how?
xfce lxc x
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Sure, just install xfce. You don't need an X server running just to install whatever packages you want. To get a remote graphical session check out x2go. You'll need to make sure you also grab the xfce bindings for x2go.
– cryptarch
Nov 27 at 17:23
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I'm looking to get the xfce desktop environment running on a (remote) server - specifically, inside a Debian LXC container. The server itself is headless, and the environment will only ever be displayed on an X server running on my local machine, via ssh X forwarding. Ideally, I should be able to ssh into the container, run startx or another simple command, and have the desktop appear.
Is this possible? I shouldn't need an X server in the container to run X applications displaying elsewhere, right?
If so, how?
xfce lxc x
asked Nov 27 at 16:47
Cerebrate
1012
I'm looking to get the xfce desktop environment running on a (remote) server - specifically, inside a Debian LXC container. The server itself is headless, and the environment will only ever be displayed on an X server running on my local machine, via ssh X forwarding. Ideally, I should be able to ssh into the container, run startx or another simple command, and have the desktop appear.
Is this possible? I shouldn't need an X server in the container to run X applications displaying elsewhere, right?
If so, how?
xfce lxc x
xfce lxc x
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Sure, just install xfce. You don't need an X server running just to install whatever packages you want. To get a remote graphical session check out x2go. You'll need to make sure you also grab the xfce bindings for x2go.
– cryptarch
Nov 27 at 17:23
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Sure, just install xfce. You don't need an X server running just to install whatever packages you want. To get a remote graphical session check out x2go. You'll need to make sure you also grab the xfce bindings for x2go.
– cryptarch
Nov 27 at 17:23
Sure, just install xfce. You don't need an X server running just to install whatever packages you want. To get a remote graphical session check out x2go. You'll need to make sure you also grab the xfce bindings for x2go.
– cryptarch
Nov 27 at 17:23
Sure, just install xfce. You don't need an X server running just to install whatever packages you want. To get a remote graphical session check out x2go. You'll need to make sure you also grab the xfce bindings for x2go.
– cryptarch
Nov 27 at 17:23
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Sure, just install xfce. You don't need an X server running just to install whatever packages you want. To get a remote graphical session check out x2go. You'll need to make sure you also grab the xfce bindings for x2go.
– cryptarch
Nov 27 at 17:23